Bibliograph

A natural history of American birds of eastern and central North America, by Edward Howe Forbush ; with ninety-six full color illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson

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A natural history of American birds of eastern and central North America, by Edward Howe Forbush ; with ninety-six full color illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson

Language

eng

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platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A natural history of American birds of eastern and central North America

Oclc number

3528034

Responsibility statement

by Edward Howe Forbush ; with ninety-six full color illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson

Table Of Contents

Order Gaviformes. Loons -- Order Colymbiformes. Grebes -- Order Procellariiformes. Tube-nosed swimmers -- Order Pelecaniformes. Totipalmate swimmers -- Order Ciconiiformes. Herons, ibises, and allies -- Order Anseriformes. Swans, geese, and ducks -- Order Falconiformes. Diurnal birds of prey -- Order Galliformes. Gallinaceous birds -- Order Gruiformes. Cranes, rails, and allies -- Order Charadriiformes. Shore birds, gulls, auks, and allies -- Order Columbiformes. Pigeon-like birds -- Order Psittaciformes. Parrots and paroquets -- Order Cuculiformes. Cuckoo-like birds -- Order Strigiformes. Owls -- Order Caprimulgiformes. Goatsuckers and allies -- Order Micropodiformes. Swifts and hummingbirds -- Order Coraciiformes. Kingfishers and allies -- Order Piciformes. Woodpeckers and allies -- Order Passeriformes. Perching birds -- Appendix. Birds occurring as 'stragglers' or 'accidentals' within the range of this volume, and western species whose normal distribution barely reaches the ninety-fifth meridian of west longitude

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